The best new skyscrapers

By By AUBREY COHEN

on September 17, 2013 4:00 PM

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Twin towers just outside of Toronto are the best new skyscraper project of last year, building data company Emporis announced Tuesday.

The Emporis Skyscraper Award -- "The world's most renowned architecture prize for skyscrapers," according to Emporis -- went to Absolute World Towers, in Mississauga, Ontario. An international jury of experts chose the project over more than 300 others at least 100 meters tall completed last year.

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Twin towers just outside of Toronto are the best new skyscraper project of last year, building data company Emporis announced Tuesday.

The Emporis Skyscraper Award -- "The world's most renowned architecture ... more

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Absolute World Towers were designed by the architectural practices MAD and Burka Architects.

"The way the two structures twist organically by up to 8 degrees per floor is not just a superb technical achievement, but also a refreshing change to the set forms of high-rise routine," the jury panel wrote. less

Absolute World Towers were designed by the architectural practices MAD and Burka Architects.

"The way the two structures twist organically by up to 8 degrees per floor is not just a superb technical achievement, ... more

Photo: Edvard Mahnic

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The second-placed project is Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi, designed by Aedas Architects.

The second-placed project is Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi, designed by Aedas Architects.

Varyap Meridian is a complex of 1,500 apartments, a five-star hotel, offices and conferencing space. It's facade is terracotta-colored near the ground, changing to blue near the top, "intended to symbolize the earth and the sky," according to Emporis. less

Varyap Meridian is a complex of 1,500 apartments, a five-star hotel, offices and conferencing space. It's facade is terracotta-colored near the ground, changing to blue near the top, "intended to symbolize the ... more

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